Improved Positioning Accuracy of the PA10-6CE Robot with Geometric and Flexibility Calibration

Accurate determination of robot geometric and flexibility parameters permits significant reduction of systematic errors and improved end-effector positioning accuracy. We apply a 30-parameter flexible geometric model to the Mitsubishi PA10-6CE robot and reduce mean/peak positional errors from 1.80/2.45 mm to 0.33/0.71 mm while loaded at 44 N.

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